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Ōtama, Fukushima

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Adachi District

Area
  
79.46 km²

Local time
  
Monday 2:14 AM

Prefecture
  
Fukushima Prefecture

Region
  
Tōhoku

Phone number
  
0243-48-3131

Population
  
8,442 (Dec 2014)

Bird
  
Green pheasant

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
Tamai Hoshinai 70 Ōtama-mura, Adachi-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1392

Weather
  
0°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 93% Humidity

Ōtama (大玉村, Ōtama-mura) is a village located in Adachi District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the village had an estimated population of 8,442 and a population density of 106 persons per km2. The total area was 79.46  km2.

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Map of Otama, Adachi District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Ōtama is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture, sandwiched between the cities of Kōriyama and Nihonmatsu.

  • Mountains: Mount Adatara (1728m)
  • Rivers: Abukuma River
  • Neighboring municipalities

  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Kōriyama
  • Nihonmatsu
  • Motomiya
  • History

    The area of present-day Ōtama was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area formed part of the holdings of Nihonmatsu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

    Ōtama Village was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Oyama and Tamanoi, both in Adachi District.

    Economy

    The economy of Ōtama is primarily agricultural.

    Education

  • Ōtama Middle School
  • Ōtama Oyama Elementary School
  • Ōtama Tamanoi Elementary School
  • Railway

  • The Tohoku Main Line passes through the village, but is not served by any train stations.
  • Highway

  • Japan National Route 4
  • References

    Ōtama, Fukushima Wikipedia